re: #61 Backwoods_Sleuth

She paid her premiums for that.

Exactly. And the insurance cos. like mammograms because they’re cheap compared to the treatment necessary if later stage breast cancer went undetected.

The whole “somebody has to pay for it, sweetie” argument isn’t just condescending. It’s factually wrong in many cases. It’s actually cheaper in the long run to emphasize regular preventive proactive care, and pay for numerous small procedures than it is to wait and undergo chemo, surgery and other very expensive procedures once the patient is really sick and near the point of no return.

Most people pay premiums so they’re not getting some sort of free ride. As for the others, the fact is, we all pay for it since in this country we don’t let people die in ER’s because they lack insurance.